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Perhaps the biggest story to come out of Google I/O back in May 2011 was the Android Update Alliance. The Android Update Alliance consisted of all the big players in the Android industry, encompassing all US carriers and handset makers. The Alliance promised that for every device released after Google I/O, it would see updates to the latest version of Android for at least 18 months after launch.
Back at Google I/O, the Update Alliance promised that it would release details of the Alliance in the few weeks after the conference. It's been a little over 7 months now, and we still have no clue whether the Alliance actually exists or what it means for device updates. Worse, carriers and handset makers can't actually tell us if devices released this year will ever see Android 4.0.
Jamie Lendino of PC Mag attempted to take matters into his own hands, and contacted representatives at all of the major US companies who volunteered to be in the Update Alliance. What he found was not too reassuring, as most of the carriers and handset makers refused to address whether or not specific devices would be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich. Even more worrisome, most companies also refused to address the commitment they made to the Android Update Alliance at Google I/O.
Though the Update Alliance was a great idea in theory, it is certainly near impossible to implement for Android. Microsoft has been able to bring the latest version of its Windows Phone operating system to devices because the software is mandated by Microsoft; OEMs simply aren't allowed to make customizations to the software, and the updates come directly from Microsoft. Apple has been able to keep iOS devices up to date because they are both the software and handset maker; it's easy to push software updates you've made to devices that you've also made. Google doesn't make its own devices (yet) and allows OEMs to heavily customize the Android software, sometimes to the point where many people don't know a device is even running Android (ahem, Kindle Fire).
In short, this heavy customization of Android made it so that Google will have its work cut out for it if the Update Alliance is ever going to become a reality. Assuming Google will continue to allow such a wide variety of customizations of its Android software, Google will need to work more closely with handset makers earlier in the process to ensure that handset makers are ready to go with their Android UI overlays when Google releases the latest and greatest version of Android. Otherwise, Android will have to become a bit less open and Google will have to implement tighter controls over its operating system.
Regardless, if Google is fully committed to the openness of Android and allows Android OEMs to customize the Android experience, it will need to do something to ensure all devices receive upgrades for the life of the device, and in a timely fashion to boot. How Google figures that out is anyone's guess, but here's hoping the Update Alliance was more than just hot air.


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My interpretation of last year's revelations of abuse of power and sex harassment in the music, film and art industry. Photo manipulation / photoart / conceptual political statement made from a nude portrait of a woman.
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CLEVELAND - Mike Napoli and Daniel Nava each drove in two runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, for their fifth straight victory.
Jacoby Ellsbury, Shane Victorino and Mike Carp each collected three hits for the Red Sox, who scored three times in the top of the first in support of Alfredo Aceves (1-0). Aceves cruised through five innings before allowing three runs in the sixth.
Napoli singled home two runs in the first off Cleveland starter Justin Masterson (3-1), and Nava drove home Dustin Pedroia with the inning's third run. Carp tripled home a run in the fifth and Nava's sixth-inning single scored Victorino to make it 5-0.
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Aceves allowed seven hits and three runs in five-plus innings. Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth in place of injured closer Joel Hanrahan, earning his first save.
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Many visitors come to Point Reyes NS to enjoy views of this narrow, steep-ridged peninsula, "a portion of the diminishing seashore of the U.S. that remains undeveloped." While natural fog forms over the ocean, blanketing the seashore and obscuring spectacular vistas, occasionally the vistas are obscured by human-caused haze from the San Francisco Bay Area. Many of the same pollutants that ultimately fall out as nitrogen and sulfur deposition contribute to this haze and visibility impairment. Organic compounds, soot, and dust reduce visibility as well.
Visibility effects at Point Reyes NS include:
- Reduced visibility on some days due to human-caused haze and fine particles of air pollution;
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Nitrogen and sulfur compounds deposited from air pollution can harm surface waters, soils, and vegetation. The arid and semi-arid ecosystems in Point Reyes NS are particularly vulnerable to changes caused by nitrogen deposition. Although atmospheric nitrogen inputs are relatively low in the area, nitrogen loading can disrupt soil nutrient cycling and alter plant communities (Sullivan et al. 2001 [pdf, 6.3 KB]). In other areas of California, nitrogen deposition appears to play an important role in the ongoing replacement of native plant species with exotic, invasive annuals in coastal sage scrub communities (Fenn et al. 2003). Native plants that have evolved under nitrogen-poor conditions are replaced by invasive species that are able to take advantage of increased nitrogen levels.
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Ozone concentrations and seasonal exposures are generally low at Point Reyes NS and unlikely to cause plant injury or reduced growth (Sullivan et al. 2001 [pdf, 6.3 KB]). However, several park species, including Artemisia douglasiana (Douglas' sagewort) and Sambucus mexicana (blue elderberry), are known to be sensitive to ozone.
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Posted by Autism Speaks scientific advisory board member Irva Hertz-Picciotto, PhD, MPH. As an epidemiologist at the University of California-Davis MIND Institute, Hertz-Picciotto studies exposures to environmental chemicals, their interactions with nutrition and pregnancy and their effects on prenatal and early child development.
Alan Zarembo's series on autism in the LA Times covers a great deal of territory and has brought to light a wide range of personal stories that exemplify the complexity of issues surrounding autism diagnosis, treatment choices and effectiveness, impact on families and population incidence. Zarembo should be commended for the substantial work he has done researching inequities in the delivery of services. Of notable concern, he has put a spotlight on what appear to be serious racial and ethnic disparities in the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) system and the provision of therapies. If his figures are correct, this result should stimulate an analysis of how to right this situation and ensure that appropriate opportunities are made available to all families with affected children.
Zarembo has also highlighted adults living with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but diagnosed late in life. We have too long overlooked the struggles faced by adults with autism as they try to find ways to be productive, live independently and connect with others. My remaining comments pertain to Zarembo's conclusions about the rise in autism diagnoses and the role of environmental factors. First, he is right that there is substantial variability in rates of diagnoses in different regions, and that we should not confuse diagnoses with the actual incidence of disease. Not all persons who meet criteria have been correctly diagnosed, and the degree to which this is true has likely changed over time. Nevertheless, impressions are not the same as a scientific analysis. Zarembo has not demonstrated that the rise is purely social and cultural.
My colleague Lora Delwiche and I published the first quantitative analysis of how much of the increase in diagnosed cases in California could be explained by artifacts (changes in diagnostic criteria, earlier age at diagnosis and inclusion of milder cases).1
We used California state data that provided statistics over many years and found that the numbers simply do not add up. In other words, the actual increase has been far larger than these artifacts could have produced. Combining our results with those of another research team, it appears that about half of the increase in diagnoses in California is due to changes in diagnostic criteria or practices.2 These results left about a three-fold increase unexplained as of 2007. And autism diagnoses in California have continued to rise both in areas with low rates and in areas with high rates. Zarembo is interested in explaining the geographic variation, but the explanations for variation spatially are not necessarily the explanations for variation over time.
These statements were particularly misleading: "No study points to an environmental reason for the worldwide explosion in cases over the last two decades. Given the slow pace of genetic change in large populations, genes can't account for the surge either. That suggests the explanation for the boom lies mainly in social and cultural forces, notably a broader concept of autism and greater vigilance in looking for it." The logic that leads from the first two sentences to the third involves huge assumptions. How many studies have been done of environmental causes? Very few!
And of these, most were extremely poor studies involving very small samples or lacking individual-level data. Is it surprising we've uncovered few leads? The funding for environmental factors has been paltry – somewhere around $40 to $60 million over the last 10 years, while more than $1 billion has been spent on studying autism genetics.
To imply that environmental factors can be dismissed and that only social/cultural factors should be pursued is nonsensical. It should be noted, however, that if anyone is looking for "one" environmental factor to explain the increase, they will certainly be disappointed. It doesn't exist. Autism is far too complex. Moreover, to the extent the increase is due to diagnostic differences over time, we need to find explanations both for the increasing numbers of diagnoses and for the autism that has been around "all along." In fact, data are emerging about quite a number of environmental factors. In 2011, major papers were published supporting contributions from maternal nutrition around the time of conception (here and here), traffic-related air pollution, and season of conception.3-6 Earlier papers indicated associations with pesticides (here and here) and air pollution.7-9
One concern raised about the increase in diagnoses is a type of 'inflation' from inclusion of a growing number of high-functioning persons whose diagnosis is more likely to be Asperger syndrome than classic autism. This may apply to some studies of changes over time, but in our analysis of CHARGE study data, most of the cases were low functioning.10 This would likely be true for the majority of persons with ASD served by the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS), because in order to qualify for state services, they must have "significant functional limitations" in three areas of major life activities. This requirement would exclude most of those who are higher functioning. With regard to genetics, Zarembo's article leaves out the most current information: the largest and most statistically robust study of twin pairs found that 38 percent of concordance is due to shared genetics with 58 percent due to shared environmental factors (most likely prenatal and perinatal).11
This result completely overturns the widespread assumption, based on a number of previous small studies, that the causes of autism are overwhelmingly heritable, or genetic. Unfortunately, most analyses of twins make the incorrect assumption that genes and environment do not interact to influence risk for disordered brain development. This interaction is real, and one study has already shown a whole class of genes that primarily affect development in children whose mothers had not taken prenatal vitamin supplements during the months preceding and immediately following conception. 3
In summary, Zarembo's investigative journalism provides unusual depth into difficult aspects of autism occurrence and the social policies that bear on the lives of affected families. He has raised several critical challenges facing the autism community. What was lacking from his series is a more balanced view of the role environment likely plays and the need to advance the agenda of discovering modifiable causative factors. Autism Speaks is one of a few organizations that have begun to turn in this direction.
I look forward to a continued strong commitment by Autism Speaks and others willing to support and significantly expand the scientific research aimed at identifying and understanding environmental contributions to autism, factors driving increased prevalence and ways to intervene so as to eliminate or lower human exposure levels. This will be the fastest road to reducing the occurrence of ASD in the next generation.
1 Hertz-Picciotto I, Delwiche L. The rise in autism and the role of age at diagnosis. Epidemiology 2009;20: 84-90.
2 King M, Bearman P. Diagnostic change and the increased prevalence of autism. Int J Epidemiol. 2009; 38:1224-34.
3 Schmidt, R J, et al. Prenatal vitamins, one-carbon metabolism gene variants, and risk for autism. Epidemiology 2011;22:476-85.
4 Cheslack-Postava K, Liu K, Bearman PS. Closely spaced pregnancies are associated with increased odds of autism in California sibling births. Pediatrics 2011;127:246-53.
5 Volk HE, Hertz-Picciotto I, Delwiche L, Lurmann F, McConnell R. Residential proximity to freeways and autism in the CHARGE study. Environ Health Perspect 2011;119: 873-7.
6 Zerbo O, Iosif AM, Delwiche L, Walker C, Hertz-Picciotto I. Month of conception and risk of autism. Epidemiology 2011;22:469-75.
7 Roberts EM, et al. Maternal residence near agricultural pesticide applications and autism spectrum disorders among children in the California Central Valley. Environ Health Perspect. 2007;115:1482-9.
8 Eskenazi B, et al. Organophosphate pesticide exposure and neurodevelopment in young Mexican-American children. Environ Health Perspect 2007;115:792-8.
9 Windham G, Zhang L, Gunier R, Croen L, Grether J. Autism spectrum disorders in relation to distribution of hazardous air pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Environ Health Perspect. 2006; 114(9):1438-44.
10 Hertz-Picciotto, I. et al. The CHARGE study: an epidemiologic investigation of genetic and environmental factors contributing to autism. Environ Health Perspect. 2006;114: 1119-25.
11 Hallmayer, J. et al. Genetic heritability and shared environmental factors among twin pairs with autism. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011(68):1095-102.


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Carnforth Station Heritage Centre and the Brief Encounter Refreshment Room opened on 17 October 2003 following 3 years work to renovate the derelict buildings of Carnforth Station. We celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2013 and would like to thank the organisations listed for their generous support.
We welcome visitors from all over the world, who come to enjoy the nostalgia of the station, which has been restored to it's 1940s glory when the Refreshment Room was used as the setting for David Lean's film "Brief Encounter".
Carnforth Railway Station was opened in 1846 by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company and was originally just a single platform. In 1856, a small station was built following the connection of the Furness and Midland Railway lines. A year later a new station and small engine shed were constructed. On 1st August, 1880, the station was rebuilt at a cost of £40,000.
The station was completely rebuilt in 1937 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company, financed by over £53,000 of government-funded money. A 890 ft long platform was added for the Furness trains, and the longest unsupported single piece concrete roof in Britain was erected. Carnforth developed into a bustling junction linking stations across the North West from Cumberland through to Leeds.
During the two World Wars thousands of servicemen passed through Carnforth Station en route to duty overseas. In 1945 David Lean filmed his romantic classic "Brief Encounter" starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. Carnforth was chosen by the Ministry of War Transport as it was remote and safe from attack. Filming had to take place at night between 10pm and 6am so as not to interfere with daytime train operations.
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The demise of steam and radical reorganisation of the railways by Dr Beeching in the 1960's led to a gradual rundown of the station. The mainline platforms were closed down and physically removed in 1970 prior to electrification of the West Coast Main Line. Carnforth was then reduced to a branch station and the buildings gradually fell into disrepair.
The Carnforth Station and Railway Trust Co Ltd was formed In November 1996 to restore the derelict buildings and a £1.5 million project was commenced in late 2000 in cooperation with Railtrack.
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An interesting topic came up a few days ago in the forums about database compatibility.
It turns out you can still run CLR functions, sprocs etc when changing the compatibility level from 90 to 80.
Of course i had to test this behaviour because i had a hard time believing it.
i used my high precision timer for performace measurements which is written in C# as a test bed.
You can find the whole script in that post.
When i created the database and all CLR functions I changed the compatiblity level to 80 with:
EXEC sp_dbcmptlevel testCLR, 80;
Then I tried using the CLR functions and they worked just fine. I didn't expect this.
If i dropped a function i could NOT recreate it again which was expected.
Is this a bug or intended behaviour? And why?
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Article I: Name and Purpose
Section 1: Archipelago Association
Section 2:
- To enlighten students faculty members and administrators of the two campuses about the Bahamian and Caribbean culture.
- To plan and execute events on the two campuses that will celebrate Bahamian and Caribbean culture.
- To bring awareness to our campuses about current and historical Bahamian and Caribbean affairs.
Section 3: This organization will follow the institution and Joint Club Board (JCB) guidelines.
Article II: Membership
Section 1:
Participation and membership in this organization is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty members.
Section 2:
Members are considered individuals who have requested and been put on the membership roster i.e. email distribution list. In order to be eligible to vote one must be on the membership roster.
Section 3:
The Ethics Committee has the right to remove any member of the club.
Ethics Committee
- Any club member has the right to bring another member to the ethics committee. The reasons for this may include but is not limited to: conduct unbecoming of a member
- A member brought before the ethics committee has one week to prepare a statement to present to the committee.
- The committee, which consists of the executive board and any other four (4) members of the club to be selected by the Chief Ministers, shall meet to determine the verdict and sanction of the case.
- If the member is found guilty of the charge, the ethics committee must decide a sanction.
Article III: Officers
Section 1:
Officer Qualifications
To be eligible for an executive board position, an individual must be considered a member of the club (Article II: Membership).
Section 2: Elected Officers
SJU Chief Minister, CSB Chief Minister
- Lead the board. Keep association on track with the plans of the organization. Maintain overview of the association. Lead the board as a team (conduct meetings, facilitate planning/implementation/evaluation, develop team)
- Help individual members with job responsibilities. Ensure development of new leaders. Maintain close relationship with Faculty/Staff Advisor and Administration.
Minister of Finance
- Helps develop funds for budget. Administers association funds. Prepares reports for funding from the CSB and SJU Senates. Works with Board to develop an annual association budget. Plans and coordinates any fund raising projects. Coordinates solicitation of funds from Bahamian organizations, alumni, parents, churches, and senates.
Minister of Public Relations
- Advertises club events in light of club's vision and goals. Works with other Board members in advertising special events. Develop specific advertising plans for each event, delegate responsibilities, and oversee preparations (music, food planning, dances). Obey the rules for advertising events as stated by the Joint Club Board (JCB) guidelines. Book space for events through the special events office.
- Minister of Secretarial Affairs
- Ensures effective communication within the club. Take minutes in meetings. Coordinate Communication with the association. Work closely with Chief Ministers in planning events.
Minister of Bahamian Affairs
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Minister of Jamaican Affairs
Encourages effective communication between the Jamaican community and the Archipelago Association. Ensures that the Jamaican culture is represented accurately in events and cultural activities.
Minister of Trinidadian and Tobagonian Affairs
Encourages effective communication between the Trinidadian community and the Archipelago Association. Ensures that the Trinidadian and Tobagonian cultures are represented accurately in events and cultural activities.
Section 4: Vacancy in Office
In the event of a vacancy a special election will be held to re-elect an individual for the position.
Section 5: Removal of Officers
A petition to remove the officer in question must be submitted to another officer. This petition must contain the signatures of 75% of voting members. When such petition is received, the officer shall call a meeting of the club to determine whether or not the officer should be removed. Grounds for removal are to be presented by the officer in charge at a regular or special club meeting. The officer in question shall be provided an opportunity to present a defense either in person or in writing. The Ethics Committee will then vote to make the decision.
Section 6: Appeal of Removal of Officers
If a removed officer decides to appeal they will present their case to the Ethics Committee after one week of preparing their defense. They will present this defense to the Archipelago Association and the entire club will vote. A seventy-five percent (75%) agreement must be reached by the voters of the club in order for removal to be finalized.
Article IV: Elections
Elections will be held in April and results will be reported to the Joint Clubs Board (JCB) by May 1st.
Article V: Advisor
Section 1:
The faculty/staff advisor shall be selected by the majority vote of the Board.
Section 2:
- Oversee the club meetings.
- See that plans agreed by members of the club are carried out.
- Assist Board members in carrying out responsibilities.
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Section 1:
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This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the committed membership provided that no change is made in Article I.
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Article XI:
The Archipelago Association considers hazing to be a degrading and destructive activity which is inconsistent with the standards of this student organization. The Archipelago Association recognizes the dignity of every person and opposes all forms of hazing.
Date of recognition/revision: May 5th, 2007
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LEAFIELD, England (Reuters) - Caterham owner Tony Fernandes warned on Tuesday that he could walk away from Formula One unless his tail-end team showed significant improvement this season.
The Malaysian entrepreneur, who also runs Queens Park Rangers soccer club and the AirAsia airline, told reporters at the Caterham factory that there would be no point carrying on if the team remained uncompetitive.
"If we are at the back, I don't think we're going to carry on," he said.
"After five years and to get no points, there's a limit to everyone's patience, money etc," added Fernandes, who will have two new drivers this year in Japan's Kamui Kobayashi and Sweden's Marcus Ericsson.
Caterham came into the sport as Lotus Racing with two other new teams in 2010 when a budget cap was talked about and then abandoned. None have scored points in four seasons and Spanish-based HRT folded at the end of 2012.
Last year, Caterham finished last of the 11 Formula One teams while QPR were relegated from the Premier League.
Fernandes compared Formula One unfavorably to football, saying it was too predictable, too expensive, not exciting enough and with insufficient chances for underdogs to create an upset.
"The sport has to examine itself," he declared.
"I think if we are going to every race and are not competing, two seconds behind everyone else, then we haven't made any progress," added the Malaysian, a fervent believer in the need for a cost cap.
"If we are not competing then we have got to seriously examine ourselves as to whether this makes sense."
Fernandes said however that his words were not to be taken as an ultimatum and he was making a statement of intent because he believed Caterham would make the required progress at a time of huge technical change.
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No mask? No problem! At least, that appears to be the thinking behind a recent burglary in Slidell, La.
Richard Boudreaux allegedly burglarized several businesses in his hometown, including his former employer, Kenny's Seafood, according to multiple local reports. But the 23-year-old apparently forgot his mask at home, so he wore a bucket over his head to hide his face from the restaurant's security cameras.
While Boudreaux may have thought he was fooling the cameras with his makeshift disguise, investigators said Boudreaux's face has already been spotted on the restaurant's security footage, according to the United Press International.
"Boudreaux dressed in all camouflage, wore gloves to prevent leaving fingerprints, and packed burglary tools. Everything was going as planned until Boudreaux realized he forgot his mask to cover his identity," Slidell police said in a statement posted on Facebook.
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — President Desi Bouterse of Suriname distanced himself Tuesday from his son following the younger man's arrest and quick extradition to the United States to face drug and weapons charges.
The president told reporters that Dino Bouterse is an adult and no longer holds a government position with the South American country.
"When people talk about Dino sometimes it sounds like they are talking to me about a 12-year-old," the president said. "But he is a grown man, with 13 children, who will turn 41. He is responsible for his own actions."
Still, Bouterse, who said he was in shock when he first got word of the arrest, stressed that he was not abandoning his son and is making sure he has the legal assistance he needs.
"I am the president, but I'm also Dino's father, and news like that does not leave you cold or unmoved," he said.
The remarks were the first from the president since his son was arrested Thursday in Panama and quickly extradited to New York to face charges in a cocaine smuggling case. News of the younger man's arrest came as Suriname hosted UNASUR, the organization of South American nations.
Bouterse has had frosty relations with the U.S. government over his own past, which includes presiding over a military dictatorship and being convicted in absentia in the Netherlands of drug trafficking, and he said the arrest was intended to "disrupt the UNASUR summit," though he did not explain what or who might be behind it.
The president said he had asked his fellow South American leaders not to discuss his son's case. "I wanted to avoid the UNASUR being dragged into this whole matter," Bouterse told reporters.
Earlier, Melvin Linscheer, director of Suriname's Office of National Security and a longtime Bouterse confidante, said Dino Bouterse had quietly left his post at a counter-terrorism unit long before his arrest. Linscheer told state-owned Radio SRS that the son was removed amid public criticism of his appointment, but his removal was never publicly announced.
The president said his son left the counter-terrorism post because "he was sick and tired of all the commotion surrounding his appointment."
Dino Bouterse faces a U.S. federal indictment alleging he worked with a man identified as Edmund Quincy Muntslag to smuggle cocaine into the United States. It also charges him with violating firearms laws by brandishing a light anti-tank weapon during the narcotics offense. He has pleaded not guilty.
Desi Bouterse won the presidency of the ethnically diverse country of about 500,000 people in May 2010 in a parliamentary vote after cobbling together a coalition that included former enemies in Suriname's bitter civil war. At the time, he was still a defendant in an off-again-on-again murder trial in the killing of 15 political opponents in 1982 and faced arrest at Netherlands' request following his conviction in absentia there for drug trafficking in 1999.
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Jamie Hector, Robert Chew, Tray Chaney, Fran Boyd, Donnie Andrews, and George Pelecanos speak on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM
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Jamie Hector played the role of Marlo Stanfield on The Wire. He studied at the Lee Strasbourg Theatre Institute. Hector has had TV roles in Law and Order, The Beat, Oz, and Heroes and film roles in Clockers, He Got Game, Ghost Dog, Prison Song,and Blackout. Hector's role in the critically-acclaimed short film five deep breaths first brought him to the attention of The Wire creator David Simon. Hector is the founder of Moving Mountains, a theatre arts and youth mentoring program.
Tray Chaney played "Poot" in The Wire. He began his performing career at the age of four as a dancer. Chaney's first acting experience was his breakout role on The Wire. He has also appeared in Head of State, the TV show The District, and America's Most Wanted. Chaney's autobiography is titled The Truth You Can't beTray. He continues to pursue his interest in music, recording, and choreographing. In 2009, Chaney was chosen as the face of the national literacy campaign The Write Stuff.
Robert Chew starred in The Wire as the Dickens-quoting drug kingpin Proposition Joe. He began his acting career in regional theatre. Chew also appeared in The Corner, David Simon's show that predates The Wire. He had roles in Homicide: Life on the Street and the HBO film Something the Lord Made. Chew has worked with children's theatre companies throughout his career and helped to cast and coach some of the young actors appearing in The Wire.
Donnie Andrews is the inspiration for the character Omar Little. At age thirty-six he carried out a shooting at the behest of a Baltimore drug lord. Plagued by guilt, Andrews turned himself in to the police. In a deal for his cooperation in the investigation, Andrews was sentenced to ten years. He ultimately served a total of eighteen years when the prosecutor reneged on the deal. While in prison he kicked his heroin habit, read the Bible, trained as an electrician, and maintained relationships with police officer Ed Burns and with David Simon, who interviewed him when he wrote for the Baltimore Sun.
Fran Boyd is the inspiration for The Corner, a book by David Simon and Ed Burns that was the basis for the TV series of the same name. Boyd was a drug addict when she met Simon and Burns, who took an interest in her. It was they who introduced her to Donnie Andrews while he was serving time for murder. The two began an intense friendship by phone, which Boyd credits with helping her kick her addiction. She and Andrews fell in love over the phone. Boyd, Simon, and Burns worked to secure Andrews's eventual release from prison and the two were married in 2007.
George Pelecanos is a best-selling crime novelist and an award-winning essayist. His short fiction has appeared in Esquire and the collections Unusual Suspects, Best American Mystery Stories, Measures of Poison, Men From Boys, Murder at the Foul Line, and D.C. Noir, for which he also served as editor. Pelecanos was a producer, Emmy-nominated writer, and story editor for The Wire. His most recent work is The Cut, the first installment in a new crime series, which Publishers Weekly is calling "vital and timely."
Reverend Eugene Rivers is pastor of the Azusa Christian Community and is one of the founders of the Ten Point Coalition, an organization of ministers that is credited with alleviating Boston's gang violence problem in the 90s. Rivers grew up on the streets of Philadelphia and attended Harvard College. His role in working with gang members in Boston has brought Rivers national attention.


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Mangroves can cope with sea level rise by increasing soil height
A new report by The Nature Conservancy and Wetlands International shows that mangroves can adapt to rising sea levels by building up soils in some locations, allaying fears that mangroves may be lost as sea levels rise. This is important because mangroves provide risk reduction services against coastal hazards such as waves and storm surges.
Mangroves can protect human lives and property by reducing the impacts of storm surges and waves. However, a major concern has been that mangroves may be lost as sea levels rise, leaving communities more exposed to coastal hazards. This review conducted by The Nature Conservancy and Wetlands International shows that under some circumstances, mangrove soils can build up at similar rates to local rises in sea level, allowing mangroves to survive in situ.
"We need to understand how mangrove soils build up, so that we can maintain suitable conditions for them to do so into the future," says Nyoman Suryadiputra, Director of Wetlands International Indonesia. "Protecting mangroves is vital for many coastal communities, who rely on them for their livelihoods as well as the coastal defence benefits they provide."
Past evidence suggests that some mangrove soils have built up at rates between 1 and 10 mm per year. Currently global mean sea level is rising at a rate of 3 mm per year. This suggests that in some places, mangrove soil surfaces will be able to keep up with rising sea levels. This is key, as mangrove trees cannot survive if their aerial roots are submerged for a long period of time.
This latest report highlights the need to maintain, restore or enhance sediment supplies to mangrove areas. The sediments contribute to the build-up of soils, but the supply of sediment to many mangrove areas has been reduced because of dams built on rivers. Mangroves also need protecting from pollution and the felling of trees: the underground roots of healthy trees can push the soil up, while the roots of trees weakened by habitat degradation are less able to hold soils together, potentially leading to erosion and loss of surface soils. Restoring mangrove areas and safeguarding the health of trees can help mangrove soils to build up and so keep pace with sea level rise.
"In some areas, however, mangrove soils may not be able to build up fast enough to keep pace with sea level rise", alerts report lead author Dr Anna McIvor of The Nature Conservancy. "In these areas, local planners should allow space for mangroves to colonise landward areas as sea levels rise. This will help to ensure that mangroves continue to reduce risks from coastal hazards into the future, benefiting local communities".
Some mangrove forests have survived in the same location for thousands of years by building up soils beneath them as sea levels rose. In Twin Cays in Belize, mangroves have created a layer of old roots and sediments that is up to eight metres thick in some places. By building up soils, mangroves also help to lock up greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, and this provides another reason for protecting mangroves and their soils from degradation and loss.
Dr Mark Spalding, senior marine scientist at The Nature Conservancy said, "It is essential that we protect mangrove forests as they provide many vital services, not just coastal defence, but also fisheries and carbon storage."
Notes to editors
1. The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. The Conservancy and its members have protected more than 480,000 sq km of land and is engaged in more than100 marine conservation projects in 24 countries, including the Caribbean and the Coral Triangle. The Conservancy is also developing policy and decision support tools for ecosystem-based adaptation and hazard reduction in the coastal zone.
2. Wetlands International is working to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity. Wetlands International is the only global non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetlands. It works through a network of 16 offices and many partners and experts to achieve its goals.
3. The Cambridge Coastal Research Unit is based in the Department of Geography in the University of Cambridge. It aims to provide high quality scientific research to underpin sustainable coastal management.
4. The report "The response of mangrove soil surface elevation to sea level rise" can be found here.
5. In earlier reviews this same team drew together compelling evidence of the potential role of mangroves in attenuating regular waves and storm surges:
a. McIvor, A.L., Möller, I., Spencer, T. and Spalding. M. (2012) Reduction of wind and swell waves by mangroves. Natural Coastal Protection Series: Report 1. Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Working Paper 40. Published by The Nature Conservancy and Wetlands International. 27 pages. ISSN 2050-7941.
b. McIvor, A.L., Spencer, T., Möller, I. and Spalding. M. (2012) Storm surge reduction by mangroves. Natural Coastal Protection Series: Report 2. Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Working Paper 41. Published by The Nature Conservancy and Wetlands International. 35 pages. ISSN 2050-7941.
6. The world's coastal margins are among the most densely populated and intensively used places on earth. These populations and coastal lands can be at risk from natural hazards such as waves, storms and tsunamis. With the expansion of human populations the numbers of people at risk are increasing. Mangroves are impacted as populations expand, reducing their ability to provide crucial coastal defence.
Vera Coelho, Communications and Advocacy Officer Wetlands International
Anna McIvor, Lead author, The Nature Conservancy and Cambridge Coastal Research Unit, Dep't of Geography, Cambridge University; +44 7811 069561 (mobile)
Mark Spalding, Senior Marine Scientist, The Nature Conservancy


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I would venture to say that the most talked about mystery this season on Hawaii Five-0 has been who - or what - is Shelburne, which Wo Fat has been chasing and/or afraid of. Sadly, this buzzed-about question turned into the the most disappointing reveal ever this week.
For months we've been agonizing, hypothesizing, analyzing, and theorizing about Shelburne, and our reward is this?!? Oh, yeah, it's a code name and I used it when I killed Wo Fat's father. Why the heck did we need to be tortured with that for this long?
Okay, that letdown aside, this week's episode offered several good things that helps soften the bitter taste Shelburne is going to leave. First, Rachel and Grace were back. I'm not sure if Claire van der Boom is really pregnant, or was recently so, as she kind of had that "new mom" glow about her. I was crossing my fingers that she would tell Danny the baby was really his. Alas, it was not to be.
Second, all you anti-Lori readers got your wish because she stayed in the truck while the rest of the team went into the warehouse. That's not to say us pro-Lori people weren't happy, as she and Kono going to get Sang was great. I'm still a big support of Kono and Lori's girl power.
While we're talking about Lori, it looks like the series has finally found a look for Lauren German. Her hair is longer and darker, and she is dressing with influences from Kono, Steve and a touch of Danny. I know I'm in the minority, but I'm really hoping we see German added to the opening credits so she is confirmed a long term Five-0 member.
Is anyone disappointed that Joe is going into hiding? I know I'm not. After the months of cat and mouse over Shelburne and the disappointing reveal, I'm ready for him to not be the focus - at least for a while. Then again, Joe called someone a few episodes back about Shelburne. I suspect it was Hiro Noshimuri, but it could be a loop hole for a better answer to this ongoing question.
Speaking of the Noshimuri family, now that Adam no longer thinks Joe killed his father and Steve asked him to help with Wo Fat, many Ian Anthony Dale fans may get their wish to see Adam more often. While comments on the last episode exploded with discussion over who was better looking, Alex O'Loughlin or Dale. I'm going to freely admit to having a budding man crush on both of them and let you all take it from there.
Did anyone else catch the attempt to patch the plot hole with the flashback to 1992? If you're not familiar with the plot hole in question, there has been a discrepancy pointed out between comments made on the first season when Steve was the high school quarterback and the first episode this season when Joe and Steve discussed why Steve's father sent him away when he was a teenager.
The flashback attempted to patch said hole by showing Steve as a junior in high school getting sent off to the military academy. However, as Steve was the "star quarterback," it was still a bit thin given that most quarterbacks are juniors or seniors, not sophomores. Maybe it's different on the islands.
Overall, it was a good episode for tying up a lot of small bits of information and landing flat on one big one. Let's see where the show goes from here.
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Don't let the bears die
To let the bears die this horrible death is cruel and unnecessary.
We humans, as greedy developers and crazy energy consumers, have built upon most of their food sources and created this unnatural heat wave which is destroying lots of things.
Do some food drops outside of town and fatten these babies up to give them one more winter to try and counteract what we have done to them.
Mother Nature (no longer in charge) would undoubtedly approve. Feed the bears!
I know Mammothites will donate to this cause. We love our bears!
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Rapper Drake endured an embarrassing Twitter.com mix-up on Friday (29Mar13) after assuming comedienne Rosie O'Donnell was referring to him when she gushed about his namesake Drake Bell online.
The funnywoman took to her micro-networking blog on Tuesday (26Mar13) to compliment Bell on his toned torso after tuning in to watch the actor compete on reality diving show Splash.
She wrote, "Drake is cute ... Nice muscles" - but her failure to specify which Drake she was referring to prompted the Best I Ever Had hitmaker to respond in glee.
He tweeted, "Life goal #6 (number six) accomplished. The fact that Rosie O'Donnell knows who I am is probably best feeling ever..."
O'Donnell subsequently moved to clarify her earlier tweet, writing, "DRAKE FROM JOSH N DRAKE ON NICKELODEON !!!! NOT THE SINGER - THE GUY ON THE DIVING SHOW!!!", although she reached out to the hip-hop star too to show him he was also on her radar.
She added, "but- I do think the rapper/singer drake is a QTpa2T (cutie patootie) - also with nice muscles... Of course I know u - u r very talented and quite cute (sic)."
And O'Donnell couldn't help but make reference to Drake's infamous New York bar brawl with R&B singer Chris Brown last year (12), quipping, "No more bar fights".


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Loren Gierhart, 93
Loren Olen 'Bud' Gierhart, 93, of Lima, formerly of Wapakoneta, died at at 12:11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Wyngate Senior Living Community in Lima.
He was born June 2, 1919, in Union Township, Auglaize County, the son of the late Nancy Ella (Bacome) and Clarence Webster Gierhart. On Sept. 15, 1993, he married D. Jeanette Stotts Bartlett Gierhart, who died Jan. 1, 2013.
Surviving are a niece, Diane McKinney Sexton, of Hemet, Calif.; and nieces and nephews of his wife, Ronald (Joyce) Camper, of Lima, Wilbur Camper, of Lima, David Nunn, of Holgate, Larry (Carol) Ream, of Lima, Barbara Burtchin, of Lima, Shirley (John) Rohr, of Lafayette, Peggy (John) Potter, of Lima, Pamela (Ronald) Suever, of Elida, and Marilyn Wikel, of Illinois.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mildred Gierhart McKinney and Lucille Mary Gierhart.
Mr. Gierhart was a farmer. He was a World War II, U.S. Army Veteran stationed in Alaska and the South Pacific.
There are no public services or visitations planned.
Contributions may be made to Wyngate Senior Living Community, 1070 Gloria Avenue, Lima.
Condolences may be shared at BayliffAndSon.com.
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By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A recent deal with tobacco companies will distribute money to 17 states that has been tied up for years, but the funds may only provide short-term relief to underfunded tobacco bonds.
Cigarette makers including Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co announced this week a settlement with the states in a long-running dispute over the amount of payments they are required to make under the 1998 landmark anti-smoking agreement. On Wednesday, prices for long tobacco bonds rose following news of the settlement.
The settlement gives states a share of $4 billion in disputed payments. The manufacturers will receive credits against future payments.
The 1998 agreement, which involved almost all 50 states, included a section designed to level the playing field between companies that signed it and those that did not. It cut the signing companies' payments to the states by an amount equivalent to the market share the companies lost to the firms that did not sign the agreement.
Those reductions created a long-standing fight, with the participating companies arguing that their sales are not big enough to justify payments. They put the sums they dispute into escrow, keeping states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico from collecting the money.
"The settlement, if approved, will increase the amount of money that the District receives," said David Umansky, spokesman for Washington D.C.'s chief financial officer. "In particular, the settlement will limit the ability of tobacco companies to withhold amounts from future payments to the District."
Georgia will get $56 million in 2013 from the settlement, said Attorney General Sam Olens, adding that the agreement saved the state legal costs and ensures continued cash flows in the future that are now mostly used for health programs.
"We did not securitize any of our tobacco funds. It will not impact any of our outstanding debts," said Susan Ridley, director of Georgia's Financing and Investment Division.
Arkansas only sold about $5 million bonds, and the $24.2 million it receives in 2013 from the settlement will mostly go to the state's public health programs dealing with cigarette addiction, according to Phelps.
States, counties and cities have sold nearly $40 billion of bonds backed by the more than $200 billion in payments that U.S. cigarette makers agreed to make to them over time.
Recently, rating agencies have raised red flags that declining tobacco consumption could affect the future of those bonds. The recent settlement will provide certainty and will free up some cash, but it will likely not wipe out the risk of defaults on the debt, said Richard Larkin, the senior vice president of Herbert J. Sims & Co., Inc. who spent most of Wednesday parsing the settlement.
"I know this is good for tobacco bonds but it's not like it completely solved the shortfall problems," he said, noting the companies' credits will essentially mean states do not receive the total sum they anticipated. "They're not going to get as much money as they originally thought but they're going to get more money than they were getting."
"It's just going to delay the year when they run out of money and they don't have enough to cover all their bonds. It's a major development, but it's very complicated," added Larkin, who closely monitors tobacco bonds.
California, one of the largest issuers of tobacco bonds, said the settlement would provide no new net benefit to its bottom line. The bonds were sold by the Golden State Tobacco Corporation, which in turn paid the state, according to the state's treasury department, and that corporation is entitled to any proceeds.
Attorneys general for other major tobacco bond issuers New Jersey and Virginia did not respond to requests for comment. According to Standard & Poor's, Virginia has sold more than $1 billion tobacco bonds, and New Jersey more than $3.5 billion.
In 2011 Ohio, California and Virginia all had to tap reserves to repay bondholders.
The other states in the settlement - Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming - also could not be reached for comment. Puerto Rico is part of the settlement, as well.
In July, Moody's Investors Service warned that the majority of tobacco bonds will default if cigarette consumption keeps falling at a 3 percent to 4 percent pace. The debt, though, often outperforms the rest of the $3.7 trillion U.S. municipal bond market.
(Reporting by Lisa Lambert, Additional reporting by Michael Connor in Miami; editing by Andrew Hay)